diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 66e14c211d2..9126c1ec811 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ with_gallium_drisw_kms = false
 if system_has_kms_drm
   dep_libdrm = dependency(
     'libdrm', version : '>=' + _drm_ver,
-    required : with_dri2 or with_dri
+    required : with_dri2 or with_dri or with_gbm
   )
 else
   # We should prevent libdrm from being available when the target doesn't have it to avoid transitive